National Republican., 1887-06-06
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

LIFE AND SERVICES OF GEN. JOHN A.
LOGAN AS SOLDIER AND STATESMAN
BY GEORGE FRANCIS DAWSON, ex.librarian
Of OF the goSd so,ss SSS SENATE Rsa 3 FHSsses S1se
Co., publishers, New York and Chicago
Price, So; cloth.
This narrative Of Logan's brilliant anG
wonderful career, commencing with hi,
birth aud boyhood, sweeps on, with many
characteristic anecdote OF his youth ant
young manhood, through the war witt
Mexico, the exciting political scenes, In an
southern rebellion, and through the ever
shifting and eventful incidents Q
camp life, toilsome march, determine
siege, and the tumult OF pitched battl,
with graphic recitals OF desperate valor an
heroic charges and countercharges Of cor
summato generalship and self-sacriflcin.
devotion to country-so vlvidly and realis
tically depicted that the reader feols him
self, for the time being, an actor In then
his blood surging with the int snse ardor
the struggle and the fierce Joy OF victor,
The war ended, the magnificent narrativ
falters not an instant, but bounds alon
with its quick succession OF equally stirin
incidents In the civil career OF Logan o
the stump, In the House Of Representative
In the Senate, and elsewhere.
Then, as the story reaches the last day
lieved, however, by the suffering hero
humor and "reminiscences OF public me
and events until the sad ending comes, am
the nation mourns its illustrious and be
loved son.
While essentially biography OF greatly
distinguished man - concededly distin-
| gulshed In many fields Of human action -
1t is also, incidentally, history OF ou,
| country, through war and In peace, for the
| past forty years. II is, as one might say, 6
| prose drama in six acts, with supplementary
matter OF interest, and an appendix, com.
| prising condensation Of the eloquent eu.
logies upon Logan recently delivered In the
United States Senate and House Of Rep
| resentatives.
| be found certain hitherto unpublished let
ters, which, In connection with Gen. Sher-
mans written and oral utterances since
| Gen. Logau's death, throw baleful light
| upon the formers unjust displacement OF
the latter from the command OF the Army
| Of the Tennessee after Logan's great vic
| tory at Atlanta; also, the true story, despite
Senator Frye's recent denial, OF how
| Logan ''thrice'' refused 'the crownp. at
the Chicago convention Of 1880, which Gar.
| field accepted, ard other most interesting
bits Of hitherto unpublished history.
In addition to its attractiveness other.
wise, the book is well printed, in large type
upon excellent paper, is strongly aud
decoratiyely bound, aud contains fifteer
spirited full page engravngs Of battle aud
other eyentful scenes, including speaking
faithful portraits Of the dead hero and hi
estimable widow.
IN OLE VIRGINIA; OR, MARSE CHAN
| AND OTHER STORIES. by THOMAS Mel
| SON PAGE. New York: Charles Scribner
| Sons. Sale, William Ballantyne & Son
Sl.25.
Six stories compose this volume, tn,
| greater part OF them being In the dialect o
the negroes Of eastern Virginia. This fact
Of language does not materially make diff
cult the reading, and not at all after page
or two. Indeed, then 1t enhances the pleas
ure by the charm Of simplicity.
From our own knowledge OF the seen,
and the peculiar actors we cordially testfy
to the absolute and even wonderful truti
Of the presentation. The time chosen 1,
during the war of the rebellion. Its pa
tbetic and tragic incidents have not beer
before 30 vividly, tenderly, and thrillingly
portrayed.
| AUNT HEPsY's FOUNDING. A novel. B,
MRS. LElTH ADAMS, author of "Madeloi
Lemoine," Gc. Philadelphia: J. b. Lippin
| colt Company. 50 cents.
| The pretty little founding which Aunt
| Hepsy stumbled over one morning, when
broom In hand, she opened her door, is al
interesting parsonage all the time, In in
fancy and maturity. Her surroundings
too, are interesting, and the result is mos
attractive story, which one feels happier
| and wiser for having read